3D seismic data acquisition brought a sea change in subsurface imaging. The bridge between geology and seismic is P/S wave velocity of different subsurfaces/lithology. The technique has acquired prime importance due to its inherent strength of determining seismic velocity/amplitudes of the different medium. Lithological variations estimations is possible due to proper Vp/Vs ratio or either velo...

Large dams, especially concrete dams, have been designed against earthquakes since the construction of Hoover dam in the 1930s. The design criteria and methods of analysis used in those times are outdated today and the actual seismic safety of these structures is not known in view of today’s requirements. Earthquake action was usually taken into account pseudostatically, through an inertia forc...

Algorithms for inversion of seismic prestack AVO data into lithology-fluid classes in a vertical profile are evaluated. The inversion is defined in a Bayesian setting where the prior model for the lithology-fluid classes is a Markov chain, and the likelihood model relates seismic data and elastic material properties to these classes. The likelihood model is approximated such that the posterior ...

according to non-existence of accurate inspection tools on various steps of design and construction of buildings in the past, also due to any change in function of some structures and finally of seismic activities of residential regions of the country, vulnerability assessment of existing structures is necessary. evaluation of vulnerability of the structures is classified in two categories, qua...

We use multi-channel analysis of surface waves (MASW) on seismic data in an attempt to test data acquisition parameters and compare those results to reaffirm existing general theoretical recommendations and rules of thumb. Of particular interest were optimum seismic receiver spread size, minimum and maximum receiver offsets and dominant geophone frequency for best-case fundamentalmode dispersio...

Seismic hazard analysis of vulnerable countries on the Alpine-Himalayan belt has great importance to be considered. Recently, Iran as one of the countries located on the stated belt has experienced a few number of severe earthquakes. A wellestablished index of how earthquakes affect buildings is by assessing probable Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) which can be estimated by past events. For this...

In this paper, stability of slopes with a shallow foundation located on top including the shape of the failure mechanism is investigated in static and seismic states. This is a three dimensional problem which is analyzed two dimensionally because 3D analyses are complex and appropriate softwares are not available. The conventional method of bearing capacity evaluation of foundations on top of ...

Compressional(Vp) and shear-wave (Vs) velocities were determined within earthen levees on the Rio Grande River in south Texas, south New Mexico and New Orleans. A loosely fitting relationship was developed to better characterize the internal condition of the levees. Seismic data were incorporated with surface observations, existing core taken from the levee, and airborne EM data acquired. Sever...

Subsurface characterization activities undertaken in collaboration with the Southwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership on their San Juan Basin pilot test include acquisition of geophysical logs, time lapse VSP and analysis of 3D seismic data from the site. The project is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy and is managed by the National Energy Technology Laboratory.CO2 injection be...